Charles chaput biography
Archbishop Emeritus Charles J. Chaput - The GIVEN Institute
Charles J. Chaput
American prelate of the Catholic Church
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput OFMCap | |
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Chaput at Georgetown University | |
| Archdiocese | Philadelphia |
| Appointed | July 19, 2011 |
| Installed | September 8, 2011 |
| Retired | January 23, 2020 |
| Predecessor | Justin Francis Rigali |
| Successor | Nelson J.
Perez |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Ordination | August 29, 1970 by Cyril John Vogel |
| Consecration | July 26, 1988 by Pio Laghi, John Roach, and James Stafford |
| Born | (1944-09-26) September 26, 1944 (age 80) Concordia, Kansas |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Motto | As Christ loved the church |
| Coat of arms | |
Charles Joseph ChaputOFMCap (SHAP-yoo;[1] born September 26, 1944) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
He was the ninth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, serving from 2011 until 2020. He previously served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Denver in Colorado (1 Archbishop Chaput: The Best Diocesan Bishop of Our Time? TUTUH